What are some of the ways to reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market using additive manufacturing? How many types of additive manufacturing processes are there? Are there design guidelines......More

Robotic bin picking can be a challenging process because the objects in the bin are often jumbled in a pile in many different orientations. Here, FANUC demonstrates how their 3D Area Sensor solves this problem by providing a 3D map of the objects and relaying that info to a robotic arm and gripper....More

If you have big design ideas, now you can build big too. The 3DP1000 3D printer features a 1m x 1m x 0.5m build area for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), SIMO Series Linear Motion Actuators from PBC Linear, open-source software compatibility and lets you create with a multitude of different materials....More

If you have been itching to get into 3D printing but have been hesitating because of the cost, you may want to consider the Da Vinci Jr. from XYZPrinting, which won the prestigious Editors’ Choice Award at CES last year. They are offering their Da Vinci Jr. for $349, a fraction of the cost of their competitors....More

No matter what engineers are designing, whether it is a spaceship or paper clip, they are all trying to make those products faster, better, and cheaper. Anyone who tries to accomplish all three of these simple goals......More

Rapid prototyping with PolyJet technology has become a game-changing innovation for designers, engineers and manufacturers since it was introduced two decades ago. While new lower costs and time savings are...More

Derek Mathers, business development manager at Worrell Inc., a design, development, and strategy firm, discusses how 3D printing is changing the way companies operate and how the technology itself is continually changing....More

Researchers at Livermore National Laboratory have developed a silicone-based “ink” that can be used in 3D printers to make cushions and pads. The energy-absorbing parts can have different levels of softness determined by how the 3D printer deposits the ink......More

A team of engineers and designers, including 3D printing experts from Stratasys Ltd., Eden Prairie, Minn., put their heads together to concoct an eye-popping attraction for the 2014 Comic-Con International show in San Diego....More